Looking to import a brand of electric kick scooters into Australia but have hit some red tape from the usual Government body. Applied for the necessary import approval prior to paying for some sample scooters and I get a refusal letter from the engineer stating that the specifications are above the 200w guidelines. What the hell!!!!

I then applied for a general exclusion stating that all the electric kick scooters currently being marketed and supplied in Australia are way above this 200w maximum but still got refused an import approval.

So question is does anyone know how Inokim, Segway or the others are getting their scooters past these archaic 200w maximum guidelines?? Are they lying on the application for import approval or what ???

Segway get through as they are classified as off-road use only and now for approved specialised tour groups.
The other issue is even if you get them in once you pay for EMC plus safety certs to be able to sell them you'd need to sell a lot to even break even.

"Initially, Transport and Main Roads wrote to the scooter-sharing company to warn users they would be breaking several laws if they took one of the "illegal" scooters for a spin during a planned trial, with fines of up to $10,444.

However, Transport Minister Mark Bailey later intervened to announce Lime would be offered a temporary exemption during a review of Queensland's laws and regulations."

they can propel a 100Kg mass to 25Kmph that takes way more than 250watts

They may well be more than 250w, but 250w is quite adequate to get to 25kph on a bicycle ( I have a cycle analyst that shows the power draw) and I suspect will do on a scooter too.
The claimed performance is possibly optimistic too. The one I rode in Singapore I think needed a very smooth path and a bit of a downhill and some patience to hit 25.

"Initially, Transport and Main Roads wrote to the scooter-sharing company to warn users they would be breaking several laws if they took one of the "illegal" scooters for a spin during a planned trial, with fines of up to $10,444."

Ah see there's the problem.
There are so many ways to help the world and the environment - fining people isn't it.
Who said we live in a free country.

Yeah so I'd still go with Matt and import in bits and assemble here.

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